San Telmo market, 19th century covered market in San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
San Telmo market is a covered marketplace in Buenos Aires that spans an entire city block under metal-supported ceilings. Inside, numerous stalls sell fresh food, antiques, and handcrafted items to shoppers moving through the aisles.
The market opened in 1897 to serve European immigrants settling in Buenos Aires. It features Italianate architectural details that were popular during that period.
The market's name comes from the San Telmo neighbourhood, and its aisles mix old neighbourhood stalls selling vegetables and meat with antique dealers drawn by the tourist boom. Two bars with their own street entrances, San Pedro Telmo and La Coruña, are listed as notable bars of Buenos Aires.
The market has three entrances: the main corner door at Bolívar and Carlos Calvo, and the two 1930 galleries opening onto Defensa and Estados Unidos. The Defensa gallery is raised and reached by a ramp and stairs; the Estados Unidos gallery is wider, with a raised central dock and room for vehicles, though none enter today.
The two side galleries added in 1930 differ in level: the Defensa passage is raised and reached by a ramp and stairs, while the Estados Unidos passage is wider, with a raised central dock and room for vehicles, though none enter today. The building was declared a national monument in 2000.
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